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Where to Launch in Botany for a SSW?

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Created by evlPanda > 9 months ago, 16 Mar 2013
evlPanda
NSW, 9202 posts
17 Mar 2013 12:41AM
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Outgoing tide in the afternoon so I thought a little south of Kyeem.. Kyeemagh(?) would be good; wind against tide. There is a one way street that goes a few blocks south I've found to be nice if you can get a car park.

Anywhere better?

CaptainHadoc
NSW, 128 posts
17 Mar 2013 2:50AM
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evlPanda said...

Outgoing tide in the afternoon so I thought a little south of Kyeem.. Kyeemagh(?) would be good; wind against tide. There is a one way street that goes a few blocks south I've found to be nice if you can get a car park.

Anywhere better?


Best location in my experience too. Though i will launch from norther for parking convenience.

tomp
NSW, 687 posts
17 Mar 2013 8:23AM
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I think further south towards Dolls Point is better suited for SSW

DSeadog
NSW, 17 posts
17 Mar 2013 9:42AM
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I was thinking Palm Beach would be the go. Sailed at Dolls the other day lots of kiters and with the tide against the wind very choppy in the middle and when the tide is with the wind you tend to get set down very quick. Anyone sailing around Pittwater this afternoon.

Dibbsy23
NSW, 43 posts
17 Mar 2013 10:10AM
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I was going to head up there shortly. Worth a look I suppose. Cant think of anywhere to go out in the ocean and can hear the chopper at North Curly looking for a missing person, dont really want to join him

tomp
NSW, 687 posts
17 Mar 2013 10:17AM
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the missing person (unfortunately) is a body that got washed out of Curly pool yesterday doing 'chain' surfing. Poor bloke. Another 23 y.o. also drowned at Warriewood blowhole

surf was pretty big.

Dibbsy23
NSW, 43 posts
17 Mar 2013 10:20AM
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It has dropped a bit today. Think of anywhere good to go out?

JBFletch
QLD, 1287 posts
17 Mar 2013 11:00AM
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tomp said...
the missing person (unfortunately) is a body that got washed out of Curly pool yesterday doing 'chain' surfing. Poor bloke. Another 23 y.o. also drowned at Warriewood blowhole

surf was pretty big.


i went for a swim in the sth Curly pool, in the Pm on my way home yesterday.

The amount of people so close to the edge, with surging wave, was ridiculous.
Some even had little kids.

I consider myself pretty comfy with big surf and rough ocean conditions, but as i said to my girlfriend, "i don't think even i could have jumped in to help". if someone got swept over the falls.

tomp
NSW, 687 posts
17 Mar 2013 1:42PM
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Dibbs, I would head to la perouse or towards Dolls if there was some swell getting in?? or Pittwater near Palmy if you're on the north side.
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CURLY:
From what I know the guy was with a friend holding the chain, then got washed into the pool then not seen again. So sad, but I guess not all that surprising in those conditions & Sth Curly has a massive sweep as mentioned.

No doubt 'chain' riding off a pool will be reviewed and warning signs considered. Then again rock fisherman drown almost weekly & despite all the deaths and warnings they (mostly) still won't wear lifejackets. What can you do?

gavnwend
WA, 1364 posts
17 Mar 2013 11:11AM
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I was sadden to hear of those two drownings.but people should relise & respect the Ocean especially in rough conditions.

evlPanda
NSW, 9202 posts
17 Mar 2013 6:42PM
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Botany Bay was fantastic, although very gusty ranging from slowly sinking on an 80l + totally downhauled 5.5 to being practically and actually lifted up off the water and thrown around. Did a couple of those "weak side" airs of a cresting wave to come down nose first. Ouch. Came home and slept soundly. Considering an impact vest.

Parked the next block south of Kyeem.. Kymey... Kymeeg... The airport. Little street.
Nice rigging area with no mini adventure course to get to the water.

LeStef
ACT, 514 posts
17 Mar 2013 11:01PM
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Lucky you EvilP. I tried to stay on the North Shore and drove to Palm Beach, lost some time on the Pittwater side trying to find a launch. And all the way to the golf course, where it wasn't good at all, just wrong angle, even a kiter was struggling to leave the beach. Drove back past the lake Narrabeen and quite few complaining as usual in a southerly about shifting and gusting... a waste of a day...

Waiting4wind
NSW, 1871 posts
18 Mar 2013 9:52AM
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LeStef said...
Lucky you EvilP. I tried to stay on the North Shore and drove to Palm Beach, lost some time on the Pittwater side trying to find a launch. And all the way to the golf course, where it wasn't good at all, just wrong angle, even a kiter was struggling to leave the beach. Drove back past the lake Narrabeen and quite few complaining as usual in a southerly about shifting and gusting... a waste of a day...


It was Epic in Botany bay. 4.7m / 78L board and nice ramps coming straight at you on the way out. For flat water (NE) or B&J sailing (Southerly) you can't beat Botany Bay.

Hot Sails Maui
NSW, 35 posts
18 Mar 2013 9:40PM
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Waiting4wind said...
[It was Epic in Botany bay. 4.7m / 78L board and nice ramps coming straight at you on the way out. For flat water (NE) or B&J sailing (Southerly) you can't beat Botany Bay.


A few photos from Sunday. Man what an awesome day, and on a WEEKEND. SCORE!


















Long Reef
SA, 581 posts
18 Mar 2013 10:19PM
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Cool pics! The HSM with the Viking looks cool
We sailed long reef main beach in the late morning and then Makaha in the afternoon. More survival sailing for me trying to hang on to a 4.5

Mobydisc
NSW, 9020 posts
19 Mar 2013 6:50AM
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Good one Jon. Let Jerome know they are great photos. He should do more of them. Looks to rough for me but you blokes we're carving it up. Isn't windsurfing a great sport when it blows like it did on Sunday?

barbarian
NSW, 215 posts
30 Mar 2013 8:36PM
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Great pics Jon, I was sorry I couldn't come down. Ended up sailing Umina, which was also fun, but not as fast! Dodging onshore waves and chop.



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